"That always fuels me," he said. "Even out of high school, when people said I couldn't play at Michigan State, that always fueled me and drove me and made me that much better. Now it's happening again, and I just have to keep that edge on me.

"That's what I'm going to do. Go out there and prove people wrong."

Bell likely helped himself with the 40-yard dash, which showed he is one of the fastest players among the draft's physical backs.

A look at his other results (he did not compete in the 60-yard shuttle):